Loose-leaf-binder frame and leaf therefor.



PATEN'TED' MAR. 27, 1906.

, H. J. MOORE. LOOSE LEAF BINDER FRAME AND LEAF THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 28,1905.

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- H; J. MOORE. LOOSE LEAF BINDER FRAME AND LEAF THEREFOR.

APPLIbATION FILED AUG. 28,1905.

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struction two plates whic connected truth the cover-leaves to the binder,

to use, first, in that class o HEUEY J. ilOORE, OF RGCHESTE.

in nil/v n MOORE CORPORATION, C'F ROCHESTER, NElV YORK.

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Specification of Letters Eatent.

ans lino Lear-'- Teaser-"on.

Patented March 2'7, 1906.

Application filer": august 28, 1905. Serial No. 276,005.

Be it known that I, citizen of the nit-ed Sta ester, in the county of onroe and State of New York, have inven l an Improvement in Loose-Leaf-Binder Frames and Leaves Therefor, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of looseleaf-binder and leaves therefor in which the binder-frame c mprises in its conn are in some way nwnr J. Moons, a s, residing at Rochsuch connection of course being flexible in character. It is immaterial whether these plates be arranged to be moved to and from each other b means of any suitable mechanism or one of them. fixed to the binder-frame and the otherentirely removable therefrom when desired;

My present invention therefore is adapted f cinder-frames and er-plates are used flexibly connecter leaves therefor in which havin the cover-leav thereto and such covelates arranged by means of any suitable mechanism to be moved to and from each other, whether upon a common back-plate or not, and it is also adapted to use, second, in that class of binders frames and leaves therefor in which one plate carryingan impaling-post or impaling-posts is permanently secureo So the binder-frame, while the other plate 0 ying an impalingpost or impaling-posts is removable from the binder-frame, so as to permit the insertion and ithdrawal of any "ired leaf by the re moval of any desired q? y or number, of the leaves with the rerno vaole plate.

My present invention relates more especially to the conformation, arrangement, and cooperation of the impeding-posts secured to the plate in question.

In the first form of binder-frarne above mentioned each of the coverplate s arranged to carry two or more impaling pins or posts, with the post in one cover plate arranged to either telescope with or otherwise engage or overlap the correspon g post in the opposite cover-plate and ccci ey or enter therewith a common opening ti refer in the leaves. It has been customary in the use of such binder-frames to provide least three or four cooperating pairs of male and female impalingposts, with the male and fer" le posts of each cover-plate alternating I to enter and engage each other in orderthat each of the leaves shall have two of its notches or openings engagcd by two of the female posts, assuch posts, being larger and fitting closely the holes in the leaves, -alinement of the leaves. Loose-leaf-binder frames of the first classabove described are adapted to use with leaves varying quite largely in quantity -while holding all the leaves firmly clamped together. other or second class of looseleaf binders that is, those binders in which the one plate is preferably fixed in the binder-frame and the other is removable therefrom with any desired number of the paling-posts in such plate-there are usually arranged two posts in each 0i" suchplates, with each post in each of the plates arranged a separate and independ* ent hole or opening therefor in the leaves.

In either one of the above mentioned classes of loose-leaf binders it is oftentimes very desirable to provide a style of leaf and a binder-trams therefor of such a size as to prohibit the use of more crating and engaging or overlapping impaling-posts while still retaining for such binder: frame all the advantages of elasticity in res wect to the number of leaves held thereby of tne style oiloose-leaf binder scribed. in such a looseleaf-binder frame then with only .two pair of such cooperating irnpaling pos a of the usual construction there can be vided no means for maintaining the perfee engaged by. only one of the female posts it the male and female posts are used one on each plate or by the two male posts if such two male posts are used uponthe same plate. To overcome and to maintain the perfect alinement of the leaves at all times, I have devised a style of impaling-post inwhich eaclrmember of each post serves with another similar one attached serve to maintain the In the o 5 leaves held by the imthan two pair of coopjust above det alinement of the leaves when 0 this difiiculty just mentioned 5 to the same plate to maintain the alinement mo of the leaves nerfectlywhen engaging the holes therein epenolently of the engagement of such es by the other members of suchjpo d in the other plate. In. this way i heleaves at all times in a twopic ioeseleallbinder frame. The uses to which such binder-frames are very short but Wide leaves too obvious and manifold.

post telesci many enabled tornaintain perfect to call for any extended mention herein such, for instance, as way-bills, receipts, invoices, &c. i

In the accompanying drawin s' 1 have shown only such parts of loose calf-binder frames as are essential to illustrate pres ent invention, and as the o crating mechan ism for moving the cover-p ates carrying the impaling-posts to and from each other in the first-named class of binder-frames constitutes no part of mypresent invention such features are omitted from the drawings. So, also, the mechanism for locking the removable plate with its post in the binder-frame of the 1 second class is omitted as constituting no.

part of my present invention. I

The accompanyin drawings illustrating my invention ar'e as ollows: in Figures 1 to If} my invention is shown in connection with a binder-frame of the first class, while in Figs. 11, 12, and 13 it is shown in connection with a binder-frame of the second class. Only one modification of the impaling-posts in accordance with my present invention is shown in Figs. 11 and 12 in connection with a binder-frame oi the second class. It will, however, be understood that any one of the several styles of impalingposts shown in Figs. 1 to 8, inclusive, may be used in connec- 0 tion with this second class of binder-frame.

- instead of those shown in Figs. 11 and 13.

,Fig. 1 is an end View, and Fig. 2"'-h :Plan view, of a loose-leaf-binder frame having impaling-posts therein embodying my inven- 5 tion. Fig. 3 shows in an enlarged 'view a portion of one of. the leaves adapted'to use in such binder-frame, and this figure also shows in section taken along the line :0 y' of Fig. 2 .the i-mpalingosts, such as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, as ocated within the openings therefor in such leaf. Fig. 4 shows in section a modified form of my im alingost, while Fig. 6 shows a portion 0 a leaf haying openings therein adapted to such impaling-p'osts. Figs. 5 and 7 are views'corres on ing to Figs. 4 and 6 of a modified form 0 my impaling-post and a leaf having open ings therein adapted thereto. Fi s. 8 and 9 are views similar to Figs. 4 and 6 o a still fur- 5o ther modification of my invention. Fig. 10 shows in side view one of the members p of either of the pair of impaling-po'sts seen in Fig. 5. In Figs. 4, 5, and 8 the impedingposts are shown as located much more near y together than they would be in practice and in sectional views. Figs. 11, 12, and 13 show my invention as embodied in a loose-leaf binder ofjthe second class, as will. be explained. I

Similar letters refer to similar parts throu bout the several views. 7 Re erring to Figs. 1 and 2, B and B constitute the cover-plates carrying the impaling- 1118 a gover plates respectively there are hinged,

tion in the cover-plates to which they are and 1), respectively, and to which as seen, the cover-leaves C and C. The cover-plates B and B are suitably guided and operated upon the back-plate A by means of mechanism not shown, as constitutingf no part of my present invention.

' Leaves are represented in dotted lines at D.

' Each impaling-post is, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and Emomprised oi tubiform members p, 006 crating with the larger cylindrical part of t e correspondingly and oppositely located 7 5 -members p. The members p are, as noted,

'ing-posts shown in Figs. .1 and 2 and also indicated in Fi 3 in section, such openings (1 being somew at oblong and terminating in nearly half-circles at their opposite ends, the openings being larger or bounded by larger half-circles toward the center of the leaf. It will at once be seen that the conformation of the members p and p is such that the leaves are'securely held. in alinement by either the 5 members p or p when engaged thereby and i independently too of the cooperationwith the member carried by either cover-plate of tlliose ,members carried by the other coverp ate.

Referring to Figs. 4 and 6, 2 comprises modified forms of members w. 'ch may be used in place of the members p, (shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3,) and in connection therewith there may be used the members 12 secured to the other cover-plate, in which case leaves D, having openings (1 therein, such as indicated in Fig. 6, are used. In a similar way members 0, such as shown in Fig. 8, maybe used in one cover plate and cod crating therewith members, such as 12 in t e other cover-plate, in which case leaves D having openings d therein, such as indicated in Fig. 9, are used. Again, members such as shown at p in Figs. 5 and 10 may be used in one cover-plate arranged to cooperate with members, such as 11 secured in the other coverlate, and in connection therewith also eaves D having '0 enings (1, such as indicated in-Fig. 7, wil be used. Attention is called to the fact that the impaling-posts on the members p are exactly like or interchangeable with the members 10 the only difference being as to their angular dispos1- attached, and each of such members is centrally slotted or bifurcated .to practically its center iongitudinally, so as to permit the. cooperating members of each pair to overlap each other and enter the same opening at I such as indicated in Fig. 7, while by being bifurcated over only one-half of their length they are not materially weakened.

Refer now to Figs. 11 and 12, which show my invention as adapted to a loose leaf binder of the second class, Fig. 11 showing such a binder and leaves therein in perspective with the removable plate and its posts shown as partly withdrawn from the binder,- while Fig. 12 shows such a binder-frame in a section taken just to the right of the impalingposts p an d p", and as viewed from the right, with the leaves removed and showing also only a portion of the cover 0, Fig. 13 shows a part of a leaf D adapted to use in such a binder. In this modification of my invention the bindcr-frame comprises the back a, to which there are flexibly connected the connecting-pieces b and b. In the plate I) there are rigidly secured the tubular impalingposts 19 each of which has a longitudinal slit or opening throughout its length, so that it may engage, and thus beguided by, the corresponding op osite im alin ost ,the cen. trally-locate thinnergorti rf of 635011 of such impaling-posts p arranged to engage the longitudinal slit or opening in an impaling-post p The upper ends of the impaling-posts p are notched in order that when the plate f is insertedin place the upper ends of the impaling-posts p", extending through the openings g therefor in the plate f, may be engaged by the locking-plate e, seen as secured in the con necting-piece b. In this plate f the clearance holes 9 are provided to receive the upper ends of the impaling-posts p". In this modification of my invention leaves D are used having openings therein, as indicated, of such a character as to fit each pair of cooperating impaling-posts and hold such leaves in alinement thereon. In the form of binder-frame shown in Figs. 11 and 12 any one of the several styles or forms of cooperating impalingposts, such as shown in Figs. 1 to 10, inclusive, may be used, and the leaves will be held thereby 1n alinement in practically the same way as already described in reference to suchfigures. I

I desire to callattention to the fact that in the case of each of the styles of impaling-post and correspondingly-notched leaves therefor when used as above mentioned each leaf is held in perfect alinement by the two impaling members secured to either of such coverplates independently of any cooperation therewith of tho oppositely-located engaging and cooperating members secured in the other cover-plate.

I/Vhat I claim is- 1. In a loose-loaf binder, two plates movable relatively toward and from each other, carried by the first plate two impaling-posts each comprising two prismatic members-havmg parallel axes and connected byaweb, car ried by the second plate two tubular posts each cooperating with and telescoping over one of the prismatic members of the corresponding post .on the first plate, each of such tubular posts having a longitudinal slot'in one side thereof to receive the web connecting the-corresponding telescoping member with its adjacent parallel member, leaves in such binder having openings therein to receive such impaling-posts, such tubular impaling-posts conformed to engage those portions ofsuch openings in the leaves therefor and hold them in alinement independently of the posts on such first plate, and such pri matic members on such first plate arrang d to lie outside of and parallel with the tubular posts on the second plate conformed to engage the portions of the openings therefor in v such leaves and hold the same in alinement independently of the tubular posts carried by the second. plate.

2. In a loose-leaf binder, two plates movable relatively toward and from each other, carried by the first plate two impaling-posts each comprising two prismatic members hav ing parallel axes and connected bya web, carried by the second plate two tubular posts each cooperating with and telescoping over one of the prismatic members of the corresponding post on the first plate, each of such tubular posts having a longitudinal slot in one side thereof to receive the web connecting the corresponding telescoping member with its adjacent parallel member, leaves in such binder having openings therein to receive such impaling-posts, such tubular im-- paling-posts conformed to engage those portions of such openings in the leaves therefor and hold them in alinement in all directions independently of the posts on such first plate, and such prismatic members on such first plate arranged to lie outside of and parallel with the tubular posts on the second plate conformed to engage the portions of the openings therefor in such leaves and hold the same in alinement in all direetions'independently' of the tubular plate.

3, In a loose-leaf binder, two plates movable relatively toward and from each other, carried by the first plate two impaling-posts each comprising two prismatic members having parallel axes and connected by a web, carried by the second plate two tubular posts posts carried by the second each cooperating with and telescoping over one of the prismatic members of the corresponding post on the first plate, each of such tubular posts having a longitudinal slot in one side thereof to receive the web connectwith its adjacent parallel member.

HENRY J. MOORE.

' ing the corresponding telescoping member 

